NGC 3997
NGC 3997 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3997:
| NGC: | NGC 3997 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:57:48.23 |
| Declination: | 25:16:14.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.56 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 126° |
| Radial velocity: | 4658 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015661 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS